Sentences with phrase «of a rare event using»

«It is difficult to estimate the probability of a rare event using a small population, but given that around 500 chimpanzees have been born in captivity in Japan, the probability of this autosomal trisomy in chimpanzees may be comparable to that of trisomy 21 in humans, which occurs in up to 1 in 600 births,» speculates Hirata.

Not exact matches

In 2013, he used a video camera to capture a rare physical event: a drop of pitch (tar) falling from an antique funnel.

In a paper published today in the journal Nature, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center shed light on this rare regenerative power in mammals, using genetically engineered mice to document for the first time the biochemical chain of events that unfolds in the wake of a fingertip amputation.

In a rare stroke of luck, astronomers have caught a glimpse of one of these so - called tidal disruption events, using the x-rays it produced to map out the disk surrounding the black hole.

In 1716 the astronomer Edmond Halley, of comet fame, had a brilliant idea: Observations of the transit of Venus, a rare event in which our sister planet crosses between Earth and the sun, could be used to calculate the distance between us and our star.

In the event that dairy can not be used due to fear or rare case of extreme allergy, we can use an alternative source of calcium initially while digestion improves.

Collectibles littered throughout the world come in the form of discovering shortcuts, smashing billboards, completing stunt jumps and destroying rare cars to unlock them to use in events.

Nicholas Taleb's black swan arguments emphasize the non-computatability of the consequential rare events using scientific methods (owing to the very nature of small probabilities).

The non-computability of the probability of the consequential rare events using scientific methods (owing to the very nature of small probabilities)

I opine it ought to do better than the usual EVT approaches using just the extreme events or even the (generalized) Pareto distribution which perforce uses just the rare events as well, but more of those.

In the rare event of a powerful storm, a backup office would be used in nearby New Bern.